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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "FedEx Company" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <edlewis19803@skymail.mn>
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 21:49:08 -0800
Subject: Message From FedEx Office

>From FedEx Office
FedEx Express Courier
101 FedEx Lane,
Victoria Island,
Abuja Nigeria



Dear Customer.

We have a Bank Draft for you from World Bank worth $2.5Million United State Dollars, with a outstanding insurance payment of 100USD. This package is to be delivered to

you before Friday Next Week. It a Bank Draft. You are required to contact Mr. Eric Dean Lewis.



Therefore the only money that you are going to pay is $200usd for the Security Keeping Fee only

Here is the Payment information that you are going to use to make the payment to our account officer Mr. Golchert Rainner.



Receiver Name: Golchert Rainner
Receiver Address: Abuja Nigeria
Text Question: what
Text Answer: 123
Amount $200usd
MTCN Number
Senders Name:
Senders Address :



You are advice to contact Mr. Eric Dean Lewis with the full payment details also with your delivery Address where they will deliver your Bank Draft to.


Name: Mr. Eric Dean Lewis
Email: edlewis19803@skymail.mn
Mobile:+23478135359047
ALL MAIL FOR CLAIM SHOULD BE SENT TO: edlewis19803@skymail.mn

Regards
Luiz Antonio
AVPLN01/AVIPAM

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